I will be out of the office starting 01/06/2004 and will not return until 04/06/2004. Please forward any urgent queries to NCS_MC_Performance@.......
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 1, 2004 1:28 pm
(min pts result) positive number in column 3 is T'Wolves win. vs Denver 42 40 +14 38 12 +14 32 10 -21 37 15 +2 35 26 +11 In round 1, Sam's weakest game was...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 1, 2004 3:45 pm
TRate player team min eff% sco reb ast 42.8 O'Neal,Shaquill LA 41 .545 22 16 3 39.2 Garnett,Kevin Min 44 .517 23 13 4 34.4...
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tajallie@...
frontrange_
Jun 1, 2004 8:09 pm
"Super high rebound and shot block totals against solid competition in college - ESPECIALLY in underclassmen - I think is a definite sign the guy should be a...
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Kevin Pelton
thedawgsareout
Jun 2, 2004 5:08 am
... I think this task you describe is one of the most important aspects of using college stats. To use them, first you have to understand them, and how well...
... From: mrintp2000 [mailto:shzys@...] Sent: Wed 6/2/2004 11:29 AM ... [...] ... Excellent point, although in this case we can see that the college...
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Daniel Dickey
danthestatma...
Jun 2, 2004 9:06 pm
... Actually, I don't think anyone expects players to replicate their college stats. Laettner was a very good player statistically in college, but not ...
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dktomar
Jun 2, 2004 9:26 pm
You're right. The intitial contract is 3 years, with a team option for a forth year, after which the player becomes a restricted free agent. It is usually in...
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tajallie@...
frontrange_
Jun 2, 2004 9:51 pm
Its important to remember that the economics of the NBA are much different than MLB. With the exception of the top 10 picks, rookies are often overpaid for the...
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igor eduardo küpfer
edkupfer
Jun 2, 2004 10:41 pm
Replies to DanR and DeanO ... I'm sorry I didn't make it clear. For the second analysis (on the 03-04 regular season results) I didn;t use Pythagorean records....
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Kevin Pelton
thedawgsareout
Jun 3, 2004 1:42 am
... With all due respect, this attitude simply isn't supported by the evidence I've seen. The best comes from DanR's paper "It doesn't pay to be young in the ...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Jun 3, 2004 2:27 am
Hurley's stats were solid in college (mainly his assists and ... defensive ... personally ... Hurley's jump shot spun sideways, kind of like Tim Hardaway's but...
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Daniel Dickey
danthestatma...
Jun 3, 2004 3:41 am
... I assume you mean high assist, lower scoring guys. Pretty much all top tier PGs were high assist guys in college - but very few were mediocre scorers in...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 3, 2004 11:55 am
... MLB ... peak ... anyone ... I think we've found 26-28 years is the expected peak age for NBA players....
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 3, 2004 12:08 pm
... The ... have to ... much all top ... mediocre ... Take it further and just state that the vast majority of college stars do not succeed at the NBA level --...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 3, 2004 1:26 pm
Here's how guys have done so far in the playoffs (All these players have played at least 10 MPG, in almost all games): TRate player team Pct. Sco Reb Ast ...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 3, 2004 1:47 pm
I have retained a copy of my season stat file from March. The Pistons had played 54 games at the time. Rasheed Wallace played 22 of the remaining 28 games for...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Jun 3, 2004 3:50 pm
If Detroit wins it would be the greatest upset in Finals history. I mean, a team on its first trip to the Finals defeating a team with a ton of championship...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Jun 3, 2004 4:33 pm
I had a conversation with an NBA scout yesterday about the Finals. He believes that Detroit should be gone really quickly. I tend to see it more your way,...
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Daniel Dickey
danthestatma...
Jun 3, 2004 4:44 pm
... I am one of the few "crazy" people predicting a Detroit victory in the championship series. I have this feeling that Chauncey Billups will actually start...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Jun 3, 2004 4:51 pm
... mean, a ... the Lakers ... Philly in '83 over the Lakers. You could stretch and say that New Jersey had more recent experience and more Finals games under...
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tajallie@...
frontrange_
Jun 3, 2004 5:17 pm
Kevin, I don't think these positions are incongruent. Overall, I think there is a transfer of wealth from veterans to rookies . . .ie the reason why there are...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Jun 3, 2004 11:03 pm
I think Lakers in five. One thing that sticks out to me is that the matchups for Detroit are absolutely terrible. They can't put Ben Wallace on Shaq or he'll...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Jun 4, 2004 3:09 am
... Tayshaun has to cover Kobe. There will be a rotation on him, but Tayshaun makes sense as a stopper. Having Rip on him isn't horrible either. Rip, for...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Jun 4, 2004 4:18 am
Well, I'd love to see Detroit make it interesting. Both teams are +3.2 victory margin in the past two rounds of the playoffs, so I suppose it's plausible it...
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doc319
Jun 4, 2004 6:08 am
Philly in '83 was not making it's first trip to the Finals--that was their fourth in seven years. While Doc was the only player left from the first trip ('77),...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
Jun 4, 2004 1:58 pm
... the ... Don't 2-time Defensive Player of Year's get some respect? Will they let Shaq bull him over? ... Artest is no Kobe, but Prince's size and quickness...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Jun 4, 2004 3:40 pm
... Or, if it's called tight, Shaq's size could cause problems for himself. Shaq's size causes problems for _everyone_, yet teams do actually beat the Lakers....
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jim@basketballmetrics
ptbnl123
Jun 4, 2004 4:25 pm
... I think Detroit should consider starting Mehmet Okur. Against Shaq, Okur might be their best matchup. Okur is heavier than Rasheed or Ben and is about as...
